Trump lowers tariffs on beef, coffee, other goods

These products are now exempted from his "reciprocal" tariffs
15 November 2025, 00:40 AM

India announces $5b to cushion US tariff impact

India has unveiled a $5 billion plan to boost export competitiveness as it reels under punishing US tariffs.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA

Renewable energy is still expanding faster than fossil fuels around the world despite policy changes in the United States, with oil demand possibly peaking “around 2030”, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

India’s inflation tanks to record low

India’s retail inflation slumped to a record low of 0.25 percent in October, driven by a sharp fall in food prices and tax cuts on consumer goods, paving the way for a rate cut by the central bank in December.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh faces mounting macro-financial challenges despite progress: IMF

The IMF’s review mission led by Chris Papageorgiou concluded today
13 November 2025, 15:06 PM

Toyota announces $10 bn US investment

The announcement coincided with the opening of its first US factory making lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid cars
13 November 2025, 07:36 AM

Vietnam eyes US tariff deal soon

Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Wednesday, as a new round of negotiations gets underway in Washington.
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Govt to sign deal with APM Terminals to develop, operate Laldia for 30 years

The Laldia container terminal is expected to start operations by 2029
12 November 2025, 11:54 AM

Gold rally eases as dollar edges higher

Spot gold was down 0.5 percent at $4,107.41 per ounce
12 November 2025, 06:09 AM

Trump says US faces ‘economic disaster’ if Supreme Court rules against tariffs

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs against nearly every country.
11 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold hits near 3-week peak on rate-cut bets

Spot gold was up 0.7 percent at $4,142.72 per ounce
11 November 2025, 06:39 AM

Laldia Char Terminal boosts Ctg port’s container storage capacity by 10,000 TEUs

The Ctg port’s capacity has risen from 56,000 TEUs to 66,000 TEUs
10 November 2025, 12:24 PM

US holiday sales set to top $1tn for first time

US holiday sales are expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, the National Retail Federation said on Thursday, though growth is forecast to slow as economic pressures weigh on consumer sentiment.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Vietnam’s garment industry rebounds, but challenges loom

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry has shown clear signs of recovery in 2025, bouncing back after a difficult period of stagnation.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Reserves fall to $26.43 billion

$1.61 billion ACU payment settled today
9 November 2025, 14:10 PM

Bangladesh to showcase semiconductor strength in Malaysia

The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association will organise a three-day roadshow
9 November 2025, 12:19 PM

China halts export ban to US of some 'dual use' materials: ministry

The announcement comes after leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met on October 30 in South Korea
9 November 2025, 07:05 AM

Stock market frenzy is a louder echo of the 1990s

Throughout the late 1990s Fred Hickey, the editor of The High-Tech Strategist, was relentlessly critical of the wild market excesses of the time. So-called “bubbleheads” responded by leaving vile messages on his voicemail. However, he developed a cult following among bearish investors.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks

But US President Donald Trump on Friday rejected talk of any AI bubble
8 November 2025, 07:21 AM

Paris accord will defeat fossil fuels – eventually

The transition to green energy is messy, contradictory and too slow. It’s roughly a decade since 195 countries struck the Paris Agreement, opens new tab at the United Nations’s 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) in France, pledging to hold the average global temperature to “well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels”.
6 November 2025, 18:00 PM